Churchtown woman wins £1,000 contest for shopping locally

Janet Brothwell was the lucky winner in the Southport Business Enterprise ‘I love Southport at Christmas’ prize draw.

Hundreds of shoppers entered the contest by spending £20 or more in five of 40 participating town shops.

Mrs Brothwell said: “It is such a lovely surprise.

“I actually picked up my entry form in Lakeland on Lord Street as I knew I would be doing lots of Christmas shopping in Southport.

“I believe we should support our local shops – if we don’t, who will?”

SBE, a body responsible for maintaining the vitality of the town centre, has issued thousands of ‘I Love Southport’ badges and stickers over the past year as part of a campaign to drive trade into the heart of the town.

Its campaign – run in conjunction with the Southport Visiter’s Shop Local campaign – has also seen competitions run in regional newspapers for visitors to win stays in Southport.

SBE manager Jim Breen said: “We will be looking at new retail promotions for 2010 so watch this space.”